# 2001 FORD RANGER EV — AIR BAGS
> NHTSA complaint `492238` · 2004-08-23 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER EV
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** AIR BAGS
- **Miles at failure:** 36,500
## Narrative
I WAS INVOLVED IN A RECENT ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS HIT IN MY 2001 FORD RANGER WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION.  MY VEHICLE WAS SLAMMED INTO FROM THE BACK BY AN SUV AND KNOCKED INTO A SMALL TOYOTA TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME WHO WAS ALSO STOPPED AT THE IINTESECTION.  MY TRUCK WAS TOTALED WITH THE TRUCK BED LOOKING LIKE AN INVERTED V WITH FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD DAMAGE AND A FLUID LEAK.  NEITHER THE DRIVER OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EVEN AFTER BEING HIT THAT HARD FROM BOTH FRONT AND BACK.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*